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AUSTRALIA’S MOST DANGEROUS SPORTS REVEALED IN NEW RESEARCH REPORT BY MEDIBANK PRIVATE
7 July 2006

It’s official – Aussie Rules is the nation’s most injury-prone sport; Australians are ‘loners’ rather than team players when its comes to sports; approximately 5.2 million people are expected to be injured through exercise this year; ACT residents are the fittest; Tasmanians are the heaviest; and

These are just a few of the revelations to emerge from the Medibank Private Safe Sports Report 2006 launched today.

The report combines independent research into Medibank Private’s customer base, with Australian exercise participation data, and academic modelling and commentary by leading sports physician, Dr Peter Larkins.

Medibank Private’s Managing Director George Savvides explained that the 2006 report contains statistics about the incidence of sports-related injuries and highlights the physical, economic and emotional ‘costs’ of injury.

“Our intention is not to scare people off exercise, but rather to reinforce the importance of injury prevention techniques and private health insurance regardless of whether you’re part of a team, exercise alone, or have a social ‘hit’ or ‘kick’ with mates,” he said.

“Accidents can still occur even when you take proactive precautionary measures, and for Australians without private health cover, this can mean large medical bills, long waiting periods and huge additional stress on top of the injury set-back.”

According to the Medibank Private Safe Sports Report 2006, the top 10 most injury-prone sports (based on patient presentations to Australian hospital emergency departments and general medical practices) are:
1. Australian Rules Football
2. Basketball
3. Netball
4. Running
5. Tennis
6. Cricket
7. Soccer
8. Aerobics
9. Rugby League
10. Rugby Union

http://www.medibank.com.au/aboutus/pressreleases_display.asp?id=252

<blockquote data-quote="juddy" data-source="post: 73737" data-attributes="member: 4177">not bad for a bunch of &quot;poofs&quot;...AUSTRALIA’S MOST DANGEROUS SPORTS REVEALED IN NEW RESEARCH REPORT BY MEDIBANK PRIVATE7 July 2006It’s official – Aussie Rules is the nation’s most injury-prone sport; Australians are ‘loners’ rather than team players when its comes to sports; approximately 5.2 million people are expected to be injured through exercise this year; ACT residents are the fittest; Tasmanians are the heaviest; andThese are just a few of the revelations to emerge from the Medibank Private Safe Sports Report 2006 launched today.The report combines independent research into Medibank Private’s customer base, with Australian exercise participation data, and academic modelling and commentary by leading sports physician, Dr Peter Larkins.Medibank Private’s Managing Director George Savvides explained that the 2006 report contains statistics about the incidence of sports-related injuries and highlights the physical, economic and emotional ‘costs’ of injury.“Our intention is not to scare people off exercise, but rather to reinforce the importance of injury prevention techniques and private health insurance regardless of whether you’re part of a team, exercise alone, or have a social ‘hit’ or ‘kick’ with mates,” he said.“Accidents can still occur even when you take proactive precautionary measures, and for Australians without private health cover, this can mean large medical bills, long waiting periods and huge additional stress on top of the injury set-back.”According to the Medibank Private Safe Sports Report 2006, the top 10 most injury-prone sports (based on patient presentations to Australian hospital emergency departments and general medical practices) are:1. Australian Rules Football2. Basketball3. Netball4. Running5. Tennis6. Cricket7. Soccer8. Aerobics9. Rugby League10. Rugby Union<a href="http://www.medibank.com.au/aboutus/pressreleases_display.asp?id=252" target="_blank">http://www.medibank.com.au/aboutus/pressreleases_display.asp?id=252</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="juddy, post: 73737, member: 4177"] not bad for a bunch of "poofs"... [B]AUSTRALIA’S MOST DANGEROUS SPORTS REVEALED IN NEW RESEARCH REPORT BY MEDIBANK PRIVATE 7 July 2006 [/B] It’s official – Aussie Rules is the nation’s most injury-prone sport; Australians are ‘loners’ rather than team players when its comes to sports; approximately 5.2 million people are expected to be injured through exercise this year; ACT residents are the fittest; Tasmanians are the heaviest; and These are just a few of the revelations to emerge from the Medibank Private Safe Sports Report 2006 launched today. The report combines independent research into Medibank Private’s customer base, with Australian exercise participation data, and academic modelling and commentary by leading sports physician, Dr Peter Larkins. Medibank Private’s Managing Director George Savvides explained that the 2006 report contains statistics about the incidence of sports-related injuries and highlights the physical, economic and emotional ‘costs’ of injury. “Our intention is not to scare people off exercise, but rather to reinforce the importance of injury prevention techniques and private health insurance regardless of whether you’re part of a team, exercise alone, or have a social ‘hit’ or ‘kick’ with mates,” he said. “Accidents can still occur even when you take proactive precautionary measures, and for Australians without private health cover, this can mean large medical bills, long waiting periods and huge additional stress on top of the injury set-back.” According to the Medibank Private Safe Sports Report 2006, the top 10 most injury-prone sports (based on patient presentations to Australian hospital emergency departments and general medical practices) are: 1. Australian Rules Football 2. Basketball 3. Netball 4. Running 5. Tennis 6. Cricket 7. Soccer 8. Aerobics 9. Rugby League 10. Rugby Union [url]http://www.medibank.com.au/aboutus/pressreleases_display.asp?id=252[/url] [/QUOTE]

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